also sink-hole, mid-15c., "sewage pit," from sink (n.) + hole (n.). As a geological phenomenon, "hole made in the earth in limestone regions by underground erosion," 1780, from sink (v.).
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1. To a geologist, this is a simple limestone sinkhole.
對地質(zhì)學者來說, 這只是簡易的石灰石污水池.
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2. Local authorities and geologists are still investigating what caused the sinkhole.
當?shù)毓賳T及地質(zhì)學家仍在調(diào)查此次地陷發(fā)生的原因.
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3. In 2007 an approximately 30 - story - deep sinkhole ( pictured ) swallowed several homes and killed three people Guatemala City.
2007年危地馬拉一個大約30層深的 大洞 吞掉了很多房屋,并導致3人死亡.
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4. His eloquence is all the more remarkable because migraines are a sinkhole for language.
他的描述很引人入勝,因為偏頭疼就像是語言的排污口.
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5. As the crack gets bigger, the topsoil gently slumpsand develops into a sinkhole.